The Cleveland man hailed as a hero after he put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade won't have to worry about buying burgers in his hometown anytime soon.

FINKSBURG — At their meeting Thursday night, the attending members of the Finksburg Planning and Citizen’s Council Inc., voted unanimously to elect six candidates to positions on the council’s board o

In a symbolic blow to state climate change adaption efforts, the Delaware county with most at stake in future sea-level rise forecasts abruptly declined to take any stand on the issue Thursday as a state panel approved dozens of recommendations for dealing with the threat.

The Washington State Patrol says the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon has collapsed, dumping vehicles and people into the water.

Maryland State Police say a 17-year-old driver who dragged a trooper alongside a car in Caroline County appears to have done so inadvertently and will not be charged. Trooper's condition improves.

COLLEGEPARK — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that the 2013 hurricane season, which begins June 1, is likely to be somewhere between active and extremely active, with betw

Morgan Arnold's attorney says he has 'grave concerns' about her mental stateA 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend arrested in the killing her father in his Ellicott City home earlier this month were both indicted and charged as adults by a grand jury this week, according to court records.

When Westminster holds its 146th annual Memorial Day observance at 10 a.m. Monday, parade participants will stage at the beginning of the parade route.

The unemployment rate dropped in April in Frederick County and the city.

LONDON — British police say two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London.

Three court security officers, a crime scene supervisor and a pawn and crime analyst are among the new positions that will be joining the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office next year.